Identifying and Managing Annual I&I Issues Where does the sand in wastewater treatment plants come from?  The answer is the collection system.  Determining whether or not there is an I&I (inflow and infiltration) issue can be the real challenge.  Spring is just around the corner, and with it, the time of year when most of the country’s rainfall usually occurs.  Throughout the wet season, an increase in flow into a WWTP can be due to inflow and not an increase in domestic wastewater collected.  Increase in flow is also a potentially a reliable indicator that treatment capacity has been compromised and may

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It’s that time of year again.  The time of year when we are tasked with setting plans in motion for the new year ahead.  For many, the new year means setting new goals.  Our business sets goals each year, and are only achieved when we have a written, realistic plan. Our plans provide the tasks and activities required of the team and organization to achieve our goals.  The more thought given on unresolved issues while developing your plan, the fewer delays experienced during execution and implementation. Given that some of our implementation or action plans are being finalized for 2018,

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2017 was a busy year for USST.  We took a look back at what we’ve been up to over the past year, and even surprised ourselves with what we discovered!  Check out a few fun facts below.

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Say Hello to Paul Stephenson, one of our hardworking Service Technicians here at USST.  A Navy veteran and former nomad turned Floridian, Paul isn’t afraid to try new things, loves a good challenge and has been with us for more than a year and a half.  Read on to learn some other surprising details about our team member. Hometown:  Nowhere in particular.  I lived all over the place and never lived anywhere for more than a few years due to the military, but consider Orlando, Florida my home and favorite place to live so far. What I Do as a

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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream It seems our three musketeers — Aaron Hood, Matt Hughes and Paul Del Favero — have a sweet tooth for double scoop waffle cones and ice cream sandwiches. (And we don’t blame them. In fact, they’re making us hungry!) At U.S. Submergent Technologies, we’re proud to call this trio part of our USST crew and to know that even when they are off the job site and taking a break, they are still practicing safety by wearing their seat belts. Way to go guys!

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Say hello to Randy Cordrey, our business development manager. Our team had the pleasure of meeting Randy at the 2016 Florida Water Resources Conference. We liked him so much, we asked him to join our sales team. Read on to find out what makes Randy tick. Hometown: Washington, D.C. Family: My wife, Lucy, and my daughter, Jennifer. Pets: A husky named Sierra. Hobbies: Golf, basketball and outdoor sports. Role Model: Tiger Woods. First Job: Newspaper route at age 14. Lesson from Mom That I Still Live By: My mother always said to be nice to people. Proudest Accomplishment: When I

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    U.S. Submergent Technologies Redefines Wastewater System Maintenance Orlando, FL, Feb 21, 2017 —U.S. Submergent Technologies (USST) is officially the new name of the wastewater system maintenance innovator previously known as Polston Applied Technologies. The name change comes as part of an ongoing initiative by U.S. Submergent Technologies to redefine how the capacity of wet infrastructure is restored and to communicate better the company’s unique capability to provide waste removal from wet infrastructure (tanks and large-diameter pipes) without the need for bypass pumping. USST has successfully brought its disruptive technology to the wastewater collection and treatment industry.

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Florida Service Group is cleaning a diffuser in Buffalo, NY.

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“Here it is! It’s no big deal.” This affectionately named dingy was uncovered at a treatment plant near Panama City, FL. We’re such big “Caddyshack” fans, we didn’t think it was fair not to share. 

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